04/09/2017
Banks charge asset managers $75,000 a year for research
Fund houses only spend average of $40,000 annually to access independent research
Investment Banking
04/09/2017
Bullish brokers must not overlook the elephant in the room
Every year businesses seem to hang on somehow.
04/08/2017
Italy’s biggest lender, Intesa, expands into competitive Abu Dhabi
Intesa isn’t the only Italian lender heading to Abu Dhabi.
04/07/2017
Qatar shaikh said to use margin loan for Deutsche Bank stake
Deutsche Bank is tapping investors to raise 8 billion euros as part of a strategic overhaul
04/07/2017
Catella acts as financial advisor in establishment of new property company
Catella’s Corporate Finance unit acted as financial advisor in the transaction and Catella Bank led the capital raising that provided Logistea with approximately 230 new shareholders.
04/07/2017
Swiss reserves swell again to new record
It often stresses its view that the franc is overvalued.
04/06/2017
A decade after RBS, ABN Amro preps a UK banking push
The Dutch bank is building out its corporate and institutional banking business in the UK, with more hires on the horizon
04/06/2017
Bank of England to explore options for shariah banking
The BoE may also expand its efforts to look at Islamic-friendly insurance tools.
04/05/2017
Fidelity awarded $300m pan-European mandate by Saudi Arabia’s leading investment bank
Fidelity International has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s leading investment bank and largest asset manager, NCB Capital, to launch a real estate mandate with a total investment firepower of $300m (£239.75m).
04/05/2017
Bob Diamond takeover target Panmure Gordon bounces back to profit
He has since refocused it on core sectors, launched an online brokerage, made around 100 redundancies and closed its Swiss office without cutting the legs off the business.
04/05/2017
Barclays announces further Non-Core disposals: sale of the UK Trusts business completes
I want to thank our UK Trusts colleagues for their hard work and commitment in ensuring a smooth transition for our clients. I wish them well in the future.
04/04/2017
Bob Diamond Mounts Latest Comeback From U.K.’s Minor Leagues
The former banking titan, forced out of Barclays five years ago in the wake of the Libor scandal, has seen his bid to build a pan-African bank falter.
04/03/2017
Chinese Conglomerate Goes After Another European Bank
HSH Nordbank is located in Germany’s largest port city and is the country’s largest shipping bank.
03/31/2017
Willis Capital Markets & Advisory rebrands as Willis Towers Watson Securities
Our world class securities and investment banking platform is an important component of our value proposition.
03/30/2017
Barclays launches UK production fund
British comedic indie Roughcut Television will be one of the first companies to benefit from the new fund.
03/30/2017
JP Morgan eyes Capital Dock for Brexit relocation
Prior to last June's referendum, J.P Morgan boss Jamie Dimon said as many as 4,000 employees could be relocated if Britain chose to leave.
03/29/2017
Bob Diamond & Co. to Take Panmure Gordon Private
Despite initial reports, the move to bolster a key U.K. stockbroker may not be a vehicle for the former Barclays CEO’s comeback.
03/29/2017
Atom Bank: Meet the bank that is having to turn away customers
Atom Bank doesn't have any branches and directs all account holders to its app
03/29/2017
Commerzbank Said in Talks to Move Securities Settlement to HSBC
Few of those cuts have taken place so far as the mandatory negotiations with the workers councils have not begun yet.
03/29/2017
UK-based banks already knocking on Germany's door
We will not allow regulatory arbitrage.